Scores of Boko Haram militants killed by Nigerian troops: army spokesman
LAGOS, April 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Scores of Boko Haram militants were killed as Nigerian troops repelled multi-directional attacks targeted at…
Fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara region displaces at least 330,000: UN
UNITED NATIONS, April 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Intercommunal fighting in Ethiopia’s Amhara region — adjacent to restive Tigray — has displaced…
US population tops 331 million, slowest growth since 1930s
WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States has a population topping 331 million, marking the country’s slowest growth rate…
Covid-19: EU brings AstraZeneca to court over vaccine supply shortfall
President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen| BRUSSELS, April 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Union (EU) has brought…
Spanish minister receives red-stained-knife death threat
Spain’s Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto MADRID, April 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Spanish Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Reyes Maroto said…
Covid-19: US Pres Biden, Indian PM Modi have phone conversation on tackling pandemic
US President Joe Biden (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — US President Joe Biden…
Chad army appoints presidential election runner-up as prime minister
Pahimi Padacke N’DJAMENA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chad’s military junta named former prime minister Albert Pahimi Padacke, who was runner-up…
Russia launches new batch of UK telecom satellites into space
MOSCOW, April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East on Monday…
Insurgents kill 31 soldiers in NE Nigeria: military sources
KANO (Nigeria), April 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when Daesh-aligned insurgents ambushed a military convoy…
Covid-19: South Africa to resume Johnson & Johnson vaccinate rollout
PRETORIA, April 26 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa will resume the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine rollout on Wednesday in a…